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TEAMS Conference + Expo

TEAMS: Travel, Events And Management in Sports, is the world’s leading conference and expo for the sports-event industry.

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21Speakers

88Sponsors

43On the bill · sessions

106Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at TEAMS, in alphabetical order.

Andrew Ginther

Mayor · City of Columbus

Anthony Holman

Vice President of Championships and Strategic Alliances · NCAA

Blair Bloomston

Founder and CEO · Leaders Uplifted

Bob Dunlop

Senior Director, Events · U.S. Figure Skating

Brian Boitano

Olympian, Entrepreneur

Courtney Godfrey

Para Athlete, Journalist

David Blansfield

Executive Vice President Meetings and International · Northstar Meetings Group

Jason Gewirtz

Sports Division Vice President/Managing Director · Northstar Meeting Group Sports Division

Jesse Ghiorzi

Director of Marketing · Greater Columbus Sports Commission

John David

President and CEO · Sports ETA

Kayla Adams

National Sales Manager · Visit GreenvilleSC

Kristine Sandler

Owner · Sandler

Melany Hugo

Director of Sports & Entertainment · IHG Hotels & Resorts

Mick Hogan

Consultant · USA Rugby / World Rugby

Nicole Goddeyne

Manager of Buyer Development · Northstar Meetings Group

Nicole Hollomon

Managing Partner, United States · GSIQ

Phil Andrews

CEO · USA Fencing

Rich Bender

Executive Director · USA Wrestling

Ross Bjork

Senior Vice President and Athletics Director · The Ohio State University

Steve Bailey

Managing Director of Event and Development · Junior Volleyball Association

Suzanne Cecil

Executive Sales Director · HBC Event Services

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Agenda

Selected from 43 sessions on the bill.

01:00 PM
TEAMS Attendee Training: Maximize Your Conference Experience
New to TEAMS - or returning after a few years? This session is your insider’s guide to making the most of every moment. Learn how to navigate the expo floor, get the most from your…
02:15 PM
TEAMS/SportsLink Opening General Session
Welcome to TEAMS ’26! In this Opening Session that serves as a kickoff for TEAMS and the USOPC’s SportsLink program, receive welcomes from Jason Gewirtz from the Northstar Meeting …
03:30 PM
Event Organizer Marketplace
During this fast-paced reverse trade show, meet with event organizers to fill available spots on your appointment schedule or discuss other times to meet during TEAMS. The marketpl…
03:45 PM
Offsite SportsLink/TEAMS Session: The Lakeshore Foundation
Join us for an offsite experience at the Lakeshore Foundation, the first Paralympic training site in the country. Attendees must RSVP for this event. Sign-up details to come.
04:00 PM
TEAMS Rookie Reception
First time at TEAMS? Don't stress! We've designed this session for all first-time attendees to learn what's in store over the week ahead and for you to meet other attendees who are…
05:00 PM
Happy Hour for Event Rights Holders
This happy hour will be an opportunity for sports-organization representatives to connect with each other in a relaxed, informal setting. Enjoy your time as you settle in for some …
05:00 PM
TEAMS Expo Happy Hour
Enjoy a relaxing, unstructured hour on the TEAMS Expo Floor, getting to know key contacts in the sports-event industry whom you haven’t met and reintroducing yourself to the people…
05:30 PM
Networking Happy Hour
Continue your networking by joining us for a networking happy hour near the convention center.
06:00 PM
Sports ETA Young Professionals Happy Hour
Open to members of the Sports ETA Young Professionals Community only.

Intermission

Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 106 companies, parsed from the program.

106 companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room

0All threespeak · spons · exh

88Sponsoringsponsor only

18Companies Speakingspeaker only

Speakers by seniority

71% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

C-suite314%
Founder / Owner210%
VP-level419%
Director / Head of629%
Manager / Lead210%
Engineer · IC15%
Other roles314%

Of 21 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies

Sponsors by tier

multi-year sponsor36

41% of 88

unspecified52

59% of 88

TEAMS Conference + Expo

TEAMS Attendee Training: Maximize Your Conference Experience

TEAMS/SportsLink Opening General Session

Event Organizer Marketplace

Offsite SportsLink/TEAMS Session: The Lakeshore Foundation

TEAMS Rookie Reception

Happy Hour for Event Rights Holders

TEAMS Expo Happy Hour

Networking Happy Hour

Sports ETA Young Professionals Happy Hour

106 companies in attendance.